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Man allegedly made threatening statements at Cambridge school before crashing car in Watertown
Officials said that the man approached a staff member at the Morse School in Cambridgeport and "asked an employee about harming children."
A man was at a Cambridge elementary school playground Monday morning where he made threatening statements before crashing his vehicle in Watertown, officials said.
Cambridge police said that just before 10 a.m. Monday, the man “asked an employee about harming children” and followed a staff member to their car “making nonsensical statements.”
Police spokesperson Pauline Wells said the man was suffering severe mental health issues.
Sujata Wycoff, a spokesperson for Cambridge Public Schools, confirmed that the man approached a staff member at the Morse School in Cambridgeport. She said the person was “demonstrating concerning behavior near school grounds.”
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“CPD is actively investigating the incident,” Wycoff said in a statement. “At no time did this individual have any contact with students or additional staff members.”
Rich O’Sullivan, the school’s program director, said that the man was on school property on the playground but did not enter the building.
Cambridge police said the man left the area of the school in a vehicle and was located in traffic. However, he didn’t stop for Cambridge officers before heading into Boston. Boston police and Massachusetts State Police were notified, police said.
Later, Watertown police located the vehicle on Greenough Boulevard after a rollover crash. The driver was hospitalized at Massachusetts General Hospital, Cambridge police said.
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Watertown police confirmed that they assisted State Police at the scene. A spokesperson for the State Police said two people in a second vehicle were injured and transported to Mount Auburn Hospital as a precaution.
This story has been updated to clarify that the individual did not enter the school.
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